#National Enquire parent fined over payments to Playboy model

#National Enquire parent fined over payments to Playboy model

“#National Enquire parent fined over payments to Playboy model” The publisher of the National Enquirer was fined $187,000 for directing payments to a former Playboy model who claimed she bedded Donald Trump years before his 2016 election. Three years after the tabloid’s previous owner, American Media, admitted to federal prosecutors that it made the payments…

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#Dylan Howard’s Empire Media acquires 12 digital and print brands

#Dylan Howard’s Empire Media acquires 12 digital and print brands

“#Dylan Howard’s Empire Media acquires 12 digital and print brands” Fresh off his acquisition of Radar Online, controversial editor-turned-CEO Dylan Howard is gambling that he can introduce a dozen titles to the US market using a formula that embraces high-priced quarterly print editions and consumer-friendly digital titles. Howard on Thursday announced his newly formed Empire…

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#Radar Online sold to Dylan Howard, beefs up staff

#Radar Online sold to Dylan Howard, beefs up staff

“#Radar Online sold to Dylan Howard, beefs up staff” Dylan Howard, who played a key role in the National Enquirer’s “catch and kill” scandal before exiting American Media last year, has quietly purchased Radar Online from his former company, now known as A360Media. Howard is expected to run the celebrity and gossip website separately from…

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#Oops! Star and In Touch run advertorials as news

#Oops! Star and In Touch run advertorials as news

“#Oops! Star and In Touch run advertorials as news” Star magazine, which has gotten into trouble before for blurring the lines between advertising and journalism, has done it again.  The latest issues of Star and sister publication In Touch ran a full-page ad for cosmetics retailer Sephora that was designed to look like editorial copy…

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